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Written Question
Coronavirus: Death
Wednesday 22nd June 2022

Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 30 July 2021 to Question 35830 on Coronavirus: Death, if he will publish figures on the proportion of NHS staff who have died from covid-19 since March 2020 in each ethnic group for which figures are available.

Answered by Heather Wheeler

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the hon. Member’s Parliamentary Question of 15 June is attached.


Written Question
Immigration: Climate Change
Tuesday 23rd March 2021

Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on potential climate-related migration to the UK as a result of global climate change.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.


Written Question
UK Trade with EU: Bureaucracy
Thursday 25th February 2021

Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken to simplify trading arrangements between the UK and the EU.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

I refer the Hon Members to the answers given in Cabinet Office orals on 11 February. Guidance and published information are available on gov.uk.


Written Question
UK Trade with EU
Thursday 11th February 2021

Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for manufacturers that are subject to non-tariff barriers to trade with the EU.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

As has been the case under successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not usually disclosed.


Written Question
Brexit
Tuesday 21st July 2020

Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral statement on 13 July 2020, Official Report, column 1271, on what date was that legal advice presented to his Department.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

In keeping with long-standing convention and practice, details of legal advice are not disclosed.


Written Question
UK Relations with EU: Protective Clothing and Ventilators
Monday 20th July 2020

Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK maintains access the EU’s RescEU stockpile of (a) ventilators (b) protective masks and (c) other related equipment after the end of the transition period.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

The Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains a global leader in life sciences and continues to collaborate with European and other countries on scientific research. At the end of the UK transition period, clinical trials will continue to be approved at a national level, working to international standards as they are now. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) along with partners in the UK healthcare system, has taken steps to ensure that all trials, including multinational trials, can continue. The UK is collaborating extensively with international partners in the research effort against COVID-19 and we will continue to do so after the end of the UK transition period.

The UK’s approach to the future relationship negotiations sets out our ambition to reach an agreement that would facilitate trade in medicinal products. However, any responsible Government has a duty to prepare for all scenarios and have robust contingency plans in place. We continue to hold stockpiles to cope with a range of scenarios.

We are doing everything we can to ensure our health and social care staff have the equipment they need to tackle Covid-19 virus. Sourcing sufficient PPE is an international challenge and we are working with many international partners, including the EU. In terms of ventilators, as a result of the Ventilator Challenge the NHS has significantly increased supply.


Written Question
UK Relations with EU: Disease Control
Monday 20th July 2020

Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK-EU future relationship does not introduce delays to the movement of goods and people in relation to the (a) supply of medicines and (b) maintenance of vital machinery and equipment in the event of a future pandemic after the end of the transition period.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

The Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains a global leader in life sciences and continues to collaborate with European and other countries on scientific research. At the end of the UK transition period, clinical trials will continue to be approved at a national level, working to international standards as they are now. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) along with partners in the UK healthcare system, has taken steps to ensure that all trials, including multinational trials, can continue. The UK is collaborating extensively with international partners in the research effort against COVID-19 and we will continue to do so after the end of the UK transition period.

The UK’s approach to the future relationship negotiations sets out our ambition to reach an agreement that would facilitate trade in medicinal products. However, any responsible Government has a duty to prepare for all scenarios and have robust contingency plans in place. We continue to hold stockpiles to cope with a range of scenarios.

We are doing everything we can to ensure our health and social care staff have the equipment they need to tackle Covid-19 virus. Sourcing sufficient PPE is an international challenge and we are working with many international partners, including the EU. In terms of ventilators, as a result of the Ventilator Challenge the NHS has significantly increased supply.


Written Question
UK Relations with EU: Clinical Trials and Drugs
Monday 20th July 2020

Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK-EU future relationship enables UK participation in EU-funded multinational (a) clinical trials and (b) research collaborations on (i) covid-19 treatments and (ii) other medicines after the end of the transition period.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

The Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains a global leader in life sciences and continues to collaborate with European and other countries on scientific research. At the end of the UK transition period, clinical trials will continue to be approved at a national level, working to international standards as they are now. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) along with partners in the UK healthcare system, has taken steps to ensure that all trials, including multinational trials, can continue. The UK is collaborating extensively with international partners in the research effort against COVID-19 and we will continue to do so after the end of the UK transition period.

The UK’s approach to the future relationship negotiations sets out our ambition to reach an agreement that would facilitate trade in medicinal products. However, any responsible Government has a duty to prepare for all scenarios and have robust contingency plans in place. We continue to hold stockpiles to cope with a range of scenarios.

We are doing everything we can to ensure our health and social care staff have the equipment they need to tackle Covid-19 virus. Sourcing sufficient PPE is an international challenge and we are working with many international partners, including the EU. In terms of ventilators, as a result of the Ventilator Challenge the NHS has significantly increased supply.


Written Question
Marriage: Coronavirus
Thursday 18th June 2020

Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2020 to Question 55054, what indicators his Department plans to use to determine whether to lift covid-19 lockdown restrictions on marriages.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

As set out in ‘Our Plan to Rebuild’, any adjustments to current social distancing controls for England will be timed carefully according to both the current transmission rate of the virus and the Government’s ability to ensure safety. The steps for modifying social distancing measures are set out in the plan, with strict conditions to safely move from each step to the next.

In the strategy, we committed to exploring how to enable people to gather in slightly larger groups to better facilitate small weddings. We are actively looking at how we can facilitate small weddings, as soon as possible, to deliver the roadmap.

Step Three of the plan also includes the ambition to open at least some places of worship, including the potential for some small wedding ceremonies. The Government’s current planning assumption is that this step will be no earlier than 4 July, subject to the five tests for easing measures and further detailed scientific advice provided closer to the time, on how far we can go.


Written Question
Unemployment
Thursday 27th February 2020

Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of economically inactive people in the UK are classified as (a) students, (b) unable to work due to sickness, (c) looking after homes, (d) caring for family members and (d) retired.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.